Alberto Youssef | |
|---|---|
 Youssef testifies before the Petrobras Inquiry Committee in the Federal Senate | |
| Born | 6 October 1967 |
| Occupation | Black-market banker |
| Known for | Operation Car Wash |
| Criminal status | On parole |
| Criminal charge | Money laundry |
| Penalty | 3 years in closed regime |
Alberto Youssef (born 6 October 1967) is a Brazilian black-market banker. He has been implicated in several of Brazil's largest scandals during the past generation.[1] He was a figure in the Banestado scandal, and later was a major target of Operation Car Wash, the official investigation of corruption surrounding Petrobras, the government-controlled oil company.[2]
Bloomberg described Youssef in January 2015 as “Brazil's black-market central banker, a career criminal who smuggled cash for the rich and powerful”.[1] In August 2015, The New York Times called him “a convicted money launderer and former bon vivant.”[3]
Youssef was arrested in March 2014 for violating the terms of a plea-bargaining agreement. He is currently[when?] incarcerated.[1]
- ^ a b c Marcelino, Francisco; Valle, Sabrina (January 13, 2015). "The Talented Mr. Youssef, Brazil's Black-Market Central Banker". Bloomberg (in Portuguese).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Flueckiger, Lisa (July 17, 2015). "Lula and Cunha Investigated in Lava Jato Corruption Scandal". Rio Times.
- ^ Segal, David (August 9, 2015). "Petrobras Oil Scandal Leaves Brazilians Lamenting a Lost Dream". The New York Times.